Scholarship Awards

  • <span class="title">Sir George Elliot Scholarships</span><br/>Three young Aucklanders have been given a generous helping hand in their university studies thanks to the Sir George Elliot Charitable Trust. The awards were made at a ceremony at Government House Auckland hosted by Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand. Pictured from left is Pania Newton from Southern Cross Campus in Mangere, Oscar Lyons from Rosmini College in Takapuna and Shirin Zeinalpour from Aorere College in Papatoetoe.
  • <span class="title">Rhodes Scholarship winners</span><br/>The Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, is pictured with the three 2009 Rhodes Scholars (from left): Laura Fraser (University of Otago), Nina Hall (University of Auckland) and Peter Cox (University of Otago). Photo courtesy of the University of Auckland.

In November 2008, Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, and Mrs Susan Satyanand, hosted functions at Government House in Auckland where the winners of the 2009 Rhodes Scholarships and the Sir George Elliot Scholarships were announced.